Evening Star Newspaper, August 2, 1876, Page 1

EEE ____—______________. Che Evening Star. THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays exeepted AT THE STAR BUILD. syivasia Avenue, corner 1ith street, u ing Star Mi Company - ay urruas rf Presi. — ee FEE EVESING STAR ts served oy carrier: (9 PEE an a Ten Cents week, or Forty- four Cents per month. at the comier Two Cents each. By Sixty Cenis a month; one year, $6 Tux WEEKLY Star— 82.8 year, postage a7 Al ndsctptions ewartady m advance. MEETING OF THE Tne PuTOMAC FRERY CO! at the effice of Wm are Ss President a Oo a. DR. L. W. MOBMALL, of Indians, Cor SF Yoong Men are specially invited. NOTIOR ZIMMERMAN & SON, cana be found at No. 434 %h dB. lw ang? tr a. Furuitnre Deal street between Ta MILEUBN'S SODA WATER, BATUBAL SPRING WATERS on Dranght, IOE-COLD THA, COFFEE and CHOCOLATE, LVANIA AVENUE, 1429 Pewxer apis-tr [. D. COO! = = = BANKEBS, _epls-tr 1429 ¥ street. EW. 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HEMPLER, Optician, 3033 Istptr 453 Pennsylvania av., corner 6 st. 1c |.— To the Pubive.—My newly-invent- RTRYE-GLARS, which I now naa ~ Wx. Hanxon, B.M. Boswett. D.W. Laruam. HARMON, BOSWELL & CO., FUBSITUBE, UPHOLSTERY GOO: DECOBATIONS, = 313 Sth street, nesr Pennsyivanta ayenus, jy im RESS SHIBT MANUFAOTUBY AND GENT'S FUBNISHING BMPORIUN. TS FOR BOYS, unfinished, at 620 E them finianed, at 75. ‘THE GREAT ANODYNE AND NERVINE. BELT’sS STOMACH AND TONIC BITTERS, LATROBE STOVES. . @i J THE ST. GEORGE kayon, ve 48—N2. 7,285. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip, GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.—Inter- nal revenue, $316,039.23; customs, $537,513.86, A CAUCUS of republicen Senators will be held after e jjou:ament to-day on the order of business. EX.SENATOR CARPENTER will make the | concluding argument to-moi row in the mat- ter of the charges filed against Judge Wylie by A. Grant. THE CURRENCY FiGHT IN THE HovsE— Mr. Bland again called uphis silver bill this morning and demanded the previous ques tion. The hard money men at onca began to fillbuster and exhausted the morning bour and the biil again goes over. BILLS SIGNED —The President has signed the acts for defraying the temporary expen- ditures of the government; for continuing the government printing, and making ap- propriation for the commnittee investigating Chinese immigration NOMINATIONS.—The Presiaent sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day: David B. Sickles, of Arkansas, to be consal at Bangkok. Ist Lieut. Calbratth P. Roigers to be Le ig 5th cavalry, and 21 Lieut. Walter Schuyler to be ist LMeuteaant, same regiment. COLORADO IN THe UNION.—Tne Presi- dent yesterday issu 1 bis proclamation dc- claring that the fundamental conditions im- posed by Congress to entitle Colorado to ad- mission into the r~ion as astate having been compli-d with, the admission of that state is now complete. A TARDY Acr oF Joustice.—Mr. Wright, from the Committee on Claims, in the Sen- ate today reported a substitute for the House bill granting @ pension to E.W. Han- sell,a meesenger in tne State department, who was injured in defending Secretary Sew- ard from the assassin Payne, and it was passed. It gives Hansell $2,000, in lieu of a pension. Gov. TILDEN’s LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE A «lispatch from Saratoga yesterday stated tnat the letters of acceptances of the demo- cratic candidates for President and Vice President were in print, and slips would be issued to the press this afternoon. We had not recelv: 1 them up to the hour of going to press. The same dispatch e:—“It is no derstood that Gov. Tilde isposes of the Sinancial question briefly and vigorously.” FUTURE GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT. In the Senate to-day Mr. Spencer, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, re- rted back House joint resolution provid- ing for a commission to frame a permanent form of government for the District, with amendments, which provide that the com- mission shall consist of three Senators and three members of the House of Representa- Uves. He asked for the present considera. t on of thereso)ution, but objection was made by Mr. Saulsbury, and it was placei ona the calendar. SRVEN HUNDRED aND SIXTY Five CLEKES TO BE Vorep OvT.—The confer- ence committee on the legislative appropria- tion bill held @ meeting last night and made some little progress. It now looks as if the clerical force in the executive departments would be reduced br 765 employes. Tne heeds of departments, as a rule, say toat white such a@ rc iuction is unadvisable, and in their opinion ipjadicious, yet tf it is a@ Congressional ultimatum they will of course reduce their force as tliracte1. No conclusion bas yet been arrived at in regard to the reduction of salari PROPOSED NEw PLAN OF PAYING Pex- SIONERS.—In the Senate this morning, Mr. Boutwell, from the select committee to ex- amine the several branches of the civil ser- vice, reported @ bill authorizing the pay. ment of pensions by the Treasurer of the United States, and it was placed on the cal- endar. Mr. Boutwell, in reporting the biil, said It was not his intention to have the bili actcd upon at the present session of Congress. It was the opinion of the committee that the bul, If 1t became a law, would facilitate the payment of pensions, be a benefit to pea- sloners, and result in @ saving to the govera- ment of $200,000 per annum. PErRSONAL.—Senator Blaine was the guest of Gall Hamilton at Wenham, Maas., on Friday night last. He is described as look- idly Mansella, dau; ater icver at Washing tinerle, staff-eaptain of the second French army corps. Tae bride will be given away by Admiral Baron Didelot and M. sy 5 ve seem minister = Paris, and groom’s ‘best men” will General Ducrot and M. Jurien. ConFIRMATIONS.—The Senate, in execu- live session yesterday, confirmed the follow- ing nominations:—Green B. Raum, of Ii)., to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue, vice Pratt resigned; William H. Hathorne, to be U. 8. consul at Zanzibar; , U. 8. attorney for the east- les C She: be aster eral, with the rank of brigaaler geaeral; “Master E. J. Arthur to bea lieutenant and ensign; Edward F. Qaaltwright tobe a master in the navy. TRE ADJOURNMENT QvUESTION.—Mr. Randall said this morning that Congress would certainly adjoura next week; that the conference on the legislative bill was ogressing satifactoriiy, aud that the bill nad been agreed upon up to and including the section providing for the internal reve- nue bureau. Secretary Morrill said to.day that the legisiative bill would be a; Eg: im the Senate. — involved the reduction of 700 clerks instead of 1,300, as contemplated in the House bill. He says even this reduction will to some extent cripple the operations of the several depart- ments, but that they can get along under it. A BILL To PuSsIsH EMBEZZLEMENT OF Distkicr FuNpDs.—In the Senate to-day Mr. Edmunds introduced a bili, which was re. ferred to the District Committee, providing that If any officer, clerk, agent or employe in the service of the District of Columbia shall embezzle or use, or fraudulently or money, is, or any effects longing to said District, ne shall, on convic- Hon, be punished by & fue not exceed hg $5,000, aes Dot excec ling Ove years. two prescribes the same punisbment for any officer, clerk, agent, or employe ip the service of any rson, firm wo = sua ton who shall zzle apy belougiog such perso, firm or corporation, _é WASHINGTON, D. C.. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1876. Investigating Judge Humphreys. THE TESTIMONY TO-DAY. The special House committee investizat- ing the charges against Judge D. C. Ham- phreys, of the District bench, continued their examination of witnesses this mora- ing. 2. K. Elliott was sworn and testified in re- spect to the matters of fact involved in the specificat.ons against Judge pmeurers, except in the Ist and 9th specifications he had no knowledge whatever. His observa tion In respect to his conduct upon the beach enabled him to state that Hamphreys was fassy and quite discorteous to mambers of the bar. Never observed it with jurors and officers of the court. His manner in deliver- ing an opinion is to a large extent expressed by the first specification, which charges that be ts igcorapt of law and incapable of logi- cal reasoning. His written opinions real well, are weli expressed and sound; his oral opinions are quite the reverse. ring the last term of the Circuit Court noticed aa in- creased irritability of the judge in the afcer- noon sessions; know nothing of his bein intoxicated upon the bench. Witness sai that he was present when Humphreys deliv- ered the brea to the jary in the case of Beall vs. the Baltimore ‘and Onio ratiroat. Witness fatied to comprehend what the jedge was driving at, bat supposed the jary understood. Do not believe that Jaige Humphreys ts a dishonest man. T. A. Lambert testificd that be had little or no Knowledge of a majority of the charges preferred against Juage Hampbreys. His observations of bis conduct ou the beuch, however, were sufficient to satisfy his mind that he was unfitted for his seat upon the bench. Witness generally avoided trying cases before him by having them continued ubtil the next \< Hugene Carusi testified that he had seen Judge Hamphreys at times when his pecu- llarilies were so intenstiled that he could at- ttibute the same to vo other cause «han to indulgence tn Hquor; have seen him at times drink on the bench; lhinks Humphreys is unfit for a judge, and to a considerable ex- tant Incapable of logical reasoning. Have known him to order couusel in a rade way fo take his seat; have Kuown him to iuter- fere with the management of cases io his court. On oue occasion witness was trying @ case before Humphreys, he attempt: i to prove a very material int; ss coun- se} objected, and Hamphreys refused to even allow witvess to stale woathe wanted to rove. Witness abandoned the case, and ad to go to @ court of equity to get the rights denied him by Humphreys. To snow the itlogical reasoning of the Juige, witness read @ charge to the jary made by him in a usury case. Ran A. Cook aonen ley Freed = the charges against Humphreys ought ware too strongly stated; he did not think he was grossly iguorant of law,he thought he had 0 ordinary knowledge of law; it is too TrOog to say that he is “asa unfit mon- S tally for idge; viewed as ajudge of the Hirst order ne is incapable; he is largely un- fitted for @jadge, but will compare well with one or two otherson the bench. Much of what Humphreys says cannot be comore- hended by ajury. Heatarts out witha good conception oi what he means to say, but be- fore he gets half tnrough his mental vision becomes obscured, and his utterances are devold of common sense; have never seen him intoxicated on the bench; have seen him stapified with liquor, which was probably the result of = out with other jalgss during recess. There is uothing however peculiar in this, The Chairmao.—You say it is not peculiar. By — Standard do you jadge the pacu- arity? A. Tam making a direct relative compari- son with another jadge oa the benca, who I think Is more frequently under the inflaeace of liquor than Jadge Humphreys. Humphreys bas borrowed money from ma, and I think hasa little of minenow. Wit- ness said he was an attorney in the case of B: ali versus the Baltimore and Onlo railroad, and when the charge to the jary was made in that case both counsel for the plainciff and defendant noted an exception to the cherge, neither knowing whether it was for or against bim. C. £. Hdmonston testified that he did not consider the Judge incapable of logical rea- soning, bat his rulings at times are so peca liar thata jury por @sy one else can tell waat be means. testified that he had lost J. Carter Marbur; @ case by Judge F eeoeeaess entering a jadg- Ment by default while be (Marbury) was Preparing an affidavit in the marshai’s of- lice. He refused to set his judgment aside, even after Marbury had informed him tuat he had been at the court-room all day aw alt- ing trie1, and had just stepped out to prepare a re in the case, the rules of the court not allowing papers to be drawa up ia opsn court. THERE 18 QUITE ASCANDAL in Cumber- land. The Alleganian and Times gives an account of theelopement of a we'l-known nter with the wife of a weil- Known painter. On Thursday night the car- penter went to his home on Columbia street and _ tol his wife he was ge Grafton, taking with bim his oldes' a ter, seven years of age. On Sunday painter returr i home from ‘and found his house vacant, his wife a: Poe child, @ lad ten or twelve years old, aving and with them every- tning Toovable of value. The neighbors ia- formed him no one had been seen about his house since Tnursda y. These facts, coupled with the large amount of other circumsian- al evidence, seem to point to the fact that the carpenter ter’s wife bad run @way together. The carpenter was known pod a php es r= Maer nee: — money on a bu. ing partly cons! ie vy him at Lonaconing. POLITICAL SQuIs3.—All but two of the pominees of Prohibition ay in Massa- chusetts having declined, it is stated that snother honagtes, nd may be called to fill the mayor at jouth, N. H., yesterday 32 ne The council is strongly re- publican. The gain in the city is nearly 500. *-+-The N. Y. Tribune says: 8 is now advertised Gen. Hayes next Thursday, and during the last weeks of this month will address audiences in the state of Indiana. *Con- gressman Poppieton was yesterday renomi- nated by his constituents of the 9th O.lo district on the first ballot. --*-J. A. Hubvell has been renominated for Congress by the republicans of tbe 9th district of Michigan. END OF A TRAGEDY aT SANDW IcH, N. H.—Mrs. Phebe Varney, @ Sandwich, N. H., Quaker, who was poisoned a year ago by her son in-law, Veranus P. York, an oid man of seventy has just died from its effects. Mrs. Varney, it will be remembered, dis- covered the poison, which was placed In some syrup, before she had taken a fatal quanitv, butas she was quite old, the shock graduaily Killed her. At York’s prelimi- pary examination, his dauguter le such startling disclosures of bis crime that he was promptly committd, but, when the was » the daughter refused to testi- fy against her father, and he was discharg- €d, And immediately left the State. AT THE SABATOGA RACES yesterday the first Of one mile, was won b; May D., in 1:44. second race ‘two miles, ‘was won by St. Martin; time, 3:37. The third race, @ mile and @ quarter, was won time, ye fourth, “a hurdte 2 LIFE AT CAPE MAY. Carer May, July, 1576. MERMAIDS AND MERMEN, The great event of the day at Cape May, as Indeed it is at all sea-side resorts, is bathing hour. This occurs here any where between 11 and 1 o'clock, to indi vidual convenience or fancy. It is generally at its height, however, about 12, and then the occasion is as novel and interesting to the observers on the beach as it is exciting and exhilerating to those who are disportiag themselves in the ty waves. Along & level and almost straight coast line, strevch- ing for nearly two miles, the bathers are scattered in little squads or groups of a hua- dred or more, and at times as many as from @ thousand to fifteen hundred may be seen tv the water atonce. As a rule, the bathing suits are dark blue, fancifally trimmed with &@ Ughter shade of the same color or with white, but there areenough made of gray lavender, red and yellow stuffs to give | fe and variety to the erpreger oe picture. Imagine this gaily clad army of big and lit Je folks bobbing up and down in the rapid ly following rollers like a flock of ducks in a thunder storm, with the Oh-h-h h’s, and Ugh-h-b-h’s and E-e-e-e-e's of the femile Portion of it rising at times #bove the noise of the sea,—some floating serenely on the surface beyond the onter line of breakers, others braving their fall force a little nearer in, avd others, still more timid, basking haif in sunshine and half in the rippling surf that breaks upon the clean smootn beach white and brilliant as waves of perfectly cut dia monds,—imagine all this, I say, and you have @ fair idea of the scene to be enjoyed by those who are walging or driving aluag the beach a little before dinner time. Anotner spectacie, equally interesting, ifa little less exciting, it is to se the many bevies of CHILDREN PLAYING all day long in the clean white sand. Each one is equipped with a tiny wooden bucket and shovel, and their enjoyment of their gentle sport isevery whit as keen aad thor- ough as that of theirelders. To stand and watch them digging wells, building bake ovens, or moldlug ice cream, as they call it, and occas! almost themselves in the warm sand, is enough to make one wish—vain wish, alas!—for a retarn of the happy daysand sim; = Joys of childhoods. The inciination to join their play is, indeed, almost irresistible, and it is no ua usual Ey oR Parents squat dowa aud engage the prevailing pastime with as much zest as if they were indeed the youth- ful companions of the little ones, instead of anxious fathers and mothers, already iu the afternoon of life. In trath,a@ better piace than this for children I have never sesn. Cleanliness and safety, the two essentia's required by affectionate Mamas for the play. fround of their darlings, are here comdioed in & remarkable degree. The sparkling sand, from which every trace of loam has beeu washed, ialls from taeir clothing like wa‘er from a duck’s back; and as for danger, ture is hardly @ poesibility of it. A child could only run @ risk of drowning by wading oal for nearly @ hundred yards in the sha:iow water that ripples over the gently slop! beach, aud even vhen,I verily balieve, t considerate sea would tenderly carry it back to shore before danger could befal it. Hap y, thrice happy, the little boyor girl wao ia after life can look back to summer days passed at this delizhttal spot! . THE SWELL HOP of the season was that given to the 5th Mary land at the Stockton hotel oa Taursday eve- ning. It had for committees, managers, e'c., the usual long list of high sounding civil and military dignitaries, who had nothing to do with it,—ana it was douvtiess ail tae better managed on that accouat. I did not atiend Unis ball, bat 1 am told the toilets were sim- Py, stunning. Tois s{atement I can easily ve- lieve. For you must kaow the sweil and especially the swell girls, ma he Stockton their abiding piace while at Care May. And once there, they seem to give their whole mind todress: to dress in geasral, @od to fancy stockings in particular, [suouid say. And of what use, p-ay, are faucy sto: ings, if not to be seeu of woman, for their envy, and of men, for their wonder? All colors and all shades of color are co14e quentiy indulged in. Some are in pisio Wats; others with gay stripes rmoning lovgt- tud'sally; others horizontally, snd yet oih- ers again with variegated embroidery work running every way. As these e: ve and gaudy adornments are worn for suow as wail @s for use,<o it happeus thatof @ morniug the piazzus of the Stockton presenta display which for variety and briilianty of color could es! be matched by the decorate i 6 veets of Philadeiphia on the Cenienaial Fourth of July. These Stockton girls, by the way, never bathe. At least,so I am told. Tue lodul- ice Of that luxury increases tod much the @tly labor of elaborate dressiag; besides, oid Neptune bas a way of washing out ail traces of the artistically applied tints of ret, black and white which go so far to make up thelr striking complexions. A lot of these millinery dummies came over to Con imdb g1 Solomon in all his glory woula have been a@soamed of himscif along sideof them. if they had been to the royal oo or to attend a Queen's wing room they could bardly have been arrayed more elaborately. lam Ga Be believe, therefore, that tasir make u; ‘@ fall dress hop was sometniag wonderfal m0) ible to de- jal geien aetceeee eter charm au of the imagi- nation. It is always well to do this waco you bave not seen or cannot describ: tae subject under notice. As ior the regiment itseif, it does not seem to pan out so well as the first sarface tadi- calions promised. It has not numbered much over two hundred, all told, I should say, at any roll call since it bas beea here. We have —_ ly , that more detachments were coming; bat they never come, or if they do, the, only serve to make good the # of otaers who leave. At any rate, the line dosn't ap. rto grow any longer. What there is of it, however, has a good band,a fair dram corps, and & gorgeous drum major; things are @ good deal, even without a ment.” But in spite of these attractions, th crowd seems to have lost interest in ths en- campment and ite dress parades. Tae sii o muster roll is doubtless able for maca of this, for great masses of men are always fascinating to the eye, though other aitrac- lave features be wanting. Another circa‘n- stance has probably not been without taftu- ence in the matter. On the occasion of tue reception given at Con: Hall to the regt- ment on the evening of its arrival, its baod bad the inexcusable bad taste to open the music of the evening with the adopted rebel airs of Dixie” aud “My Maryland,” in the order named. This siguificant selection ap- peared to please a little Knot of mourners for the lost cause present from Baltimore, bat to the larger Proporion of the guests tron other lops the country it was cleariy distasteful, and if this distaste was The Wbisky Frauds THE PRESIDENT BACKING THE MOVEMENT AGAINST THE RING. The su®.committee on whisky frauds met at 3 o'clock yesterday afterncon. W. A. Gavett, agent of the internal revenue bureau, ‘that he had beea ou duty in thé recent invest jon_of frauds in St, Louis, in June. 1875, On the oo) of June ‘in unat years in yey wito jupervisor Meyer and Special Agen rane, he against Collector Mc- Guire, asking his removal, which was at ice ordered by Commissioner Pratt. Tne witness met Solicitor Wilson at Cincinnati tre Mey ‘fous in obedience to tnstruc- tions. lson informed bim of bis —— Oo! whisky frauds in Cincinnati, bad memoranda of several of the houses there, to have the collector re- and was dis; moved. Witness remarked to him that un- less he bad char, against the collector, it Were better that he should move slowly. Mr. Wilson said itdid not make any difference, the President was backing the movement against the whisky ring. Wilson did not have the collector removed, but jaently assured witness that the President was back- ing (he movement, no matter how strong the whisky ring was,and Mr. Wiison sald to him that MR. BRISTOW WAS TO BE THE NEXT PRE- SIDENT of the United States, and gave him to under- stand that this was the policy to ba pursued. The witness differed with him, as he was rather under an impression that Blaine would be the next President. The instrac- tions he received from Mr. Wilson were ver- bal, and be made seizures in Cincinnatt. He had bad other couversations wita reference to the Presideacy, one of them at Mr. Wil- son's office in Washington. This was in September, 1875, when Mr. Wiison still in- sisted that Bristow was the man. Oa tne 20th of May Mr. a was assigue! as chief revenue agent. Yaryan vndertook to instruct witness, saying be must work for Bristow; it was wise policy to do so, and adding: “‘You will have to let up on thi damned Biaine matter.” This was said ina threatening manner. The firat visit to St. Louis on the whisky investigation was io November, 1872, with Brashier and Yaryan. Subsequently Brashier sold out to the whisky thieves, obtained all the money he coud and fied to Belgium. Yaryan gave Witness assurances similar to those given by —— last a ~ —— was in earty sympathy w 08 Who Were pros- whisky thieves. Later, however, did not make any the President, buat spoke as if be had not much respect for him. Representative Cochrane asked the wli- ness— Did Mr. Wilson speak of MR. BRISTOW AS A REFORMER? Witness replied—At tnat time “reform” had not become a stereotype form as applied to the Presidercy. Represenvive Cochrane—Did he say that oe was the right man in the rigat place? A. He said Bristow was the man for the next President, and that they were going to make him Presidevt. I listened to him at- lentively, as I liked bis zeal. He was very positive iu bis instruction that Bristow was to be next President. 1 did not rg 4 iustrac- tions as such. I regarded what he said a (ee intimation that I must tura over to Tistow. Mr. Cocbrane.—Did Wilson ever ask you to go for Bristow? A. Yes; at the Grand Hotel. Hesaid, “We are going to make him President.” I said i was for Blaine. Q Mid you instruct him to go for Blaine? A. He was my superior officer. oo pee he had no such power to instract you A. If he had instructed me I should not have obeyed him, nor woald I ovey the Pres- ident himself in such a case. The witness gave farther testimony coa- cerping whisky investigations to S+. Loals. BENATOR LOGAN AND M8. FARWELL NOT IMPLICAIED. Mark Bangs, U. 8. district attorney for the northern district of Illinois, testifed con cerning the frauds in Chicago and the gran'- ing certain partics immunity if they would testify against others of thering. Tois was done by authority from Washington. Q By Mr. Piaisted:—Was any evidence disclosed before the Ed Reet’ that Senator nor Mr. Farwell was compli- cated with the whisky ring? x A. Not the slightest; nor in my investiga- tion did I discover anything tending to im Es them ip the whisky irauds, vor did 1 lear any evidence in that direction. The witness was questioned at length re- garding whisky trials, giving much infor. mali lready Known to the public, Being inte ted as lo Jasper D. Ward, former U.S. district attorney for the northera dis- trict of Illinois, and Mr. Wadsworth, former collector, who were tudicted for conspiracy With distillers, and for receiving money from them, witness circumstantially gave the nolle ule was entered in their cases. Solict! 4lson said he would prosecute them without reference to consequences, be. cause it was il ape the court and the to decide the question. wi Wi to continue them, but could not defendants’ cona- ible. The witness, in reply to Representative Cochrane, said he thought the granting of immunity was a wise course to parsue. Tue Ppromices te thateffect wera le for a wine purpose, the object being, which was en- Urely successful, to break up the whissy Ting in Chicago, THE TESTIMONY TO DAY. At the meeting of the committee to-day a Chicago distiller confirmed tbe statement that he had paid Ward, the district attoraey $5,000 to be let off. Major Asa Bird Gardner, judge advocate tn the army, was sworn and testified ia refer. ence to the testimony of Biuford Wilson to the effect that on the night of Febraary 221 resident had bsen the aitention of the bot work against Babcock. The pith of the testimony of the wituess was that Gen. Butterfield had by reason of bis Knowledge of real estate matters given army Officers his advice as to real estate sy Jases, and that the transaction alluded by Wilson was the purchase of property Babcoe! terfield, for which he (Gardper) acted as trustee. The examination of the witness was still in progress when our report closad. A WoMAN SavepD BY A PEt DoG.—On Thursday last a large white ball, belonging to Mr. Patterson, on his faim near Peabody, from tne Temata whicb it was tied, and the men of the family being from the house in the field, Mrs. Patter- son aitempted catch the @nimal by ap- in ie i i E A Hl Eee H i i a er ‘| ij jf i fh i a 3 be | if TWO CENTS. FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. WEDNESDAY, Angust 2. SENATE.—The Senate met at 11 a. m. The chair laid before the Senate a commnu- nication from the Secretary of War, calling THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. from the Cummi Mr. Spencer, ittee On the District of Columbia, reported the House joint resolution to provide for @ commission to frame @ form of government for the Ilse trict of Columbia, with amendments ca&ag- ing the commission from four non-residents And two residents, to three Senators and three tatives, to be appoint’ by the President of the Senate ‘aud Speaker of the House respectively. Mr. Spencer asked the present consi ier ation of the bill, but Mr. Saulsdury object. ed, and it was placed on the calendar. r. Wright, from the Claims, reported Hoase pill sion to Emerick W. Hansell, with a substi tute for the same, giving bim & gross sum of $2.000 in lieu of @ peusion. He is one of the two attendants upon Secretary Seward at the time of the attempted as<assination, and was severely injured, crippled and disabied at that time. Mr. tianlin said the other attendant had received @ sum of $5,00), end he would be pleased to see the sum in the present case fixed at the same arnouat. WAYS felt that it was a disgrace to the couatry that it had never paid the expenses of the sickuess and surgi- cal attendance of Secretary Seward and others injured at that time. The bill was as amendei. Mr. Boutweil reported a bill to provide for the payment of pensions by the Treasary — Placed on the calendar. . Howe, from the Committee on the Library, reported a bill to provide for re- printing the acts, resolves and ordinances of the Continental Congress and Congress of Confederation. Placed on the calendar. Mr. Morton calied up the bill jn relation to the extension of the patent of Erastus T. Rassell, of Indianapolis, Ind., for a com- bined rabber and spiral steel spring, whicu was reje \—ayes 15, noes 24. Mr. Edmunds, who bad voted in the nega- tve, then entered a motion to reconsider. Mr. wince elle meg eed bill | nd embezzlement trict of Columbia. Committee on District of Columbia. Mr. Ani ubmitted @ resolution to Print 5.000 of the impeachment trial of W. Ww. Committee on Printing. ers up vill for the relief of Peters & Reed, naval constructors at New York ip 1861, which was read and jaid over. Mr. Morton submitted @ resolution — 10,000 copies of the message of the President and accompanying documents in relation to to the massacre at Ha nburg, 8. C. — Thurman objected, and it was laid ver. The Senatethen went into executive session on motion of Mr. Logan. ‘When the doors were reopened the river and harbor bill was proceci¢. with. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Oa motion of Mr. Piper (Cal.), the House took up and passed a bill to transfer to the city and county of San Francisco the property in that city on which is located the marine ——— same to be used as a sailors’ ome. The regular order having been demanded, the house resumed consideration of the bill oa Utilize the products of gold and silver mines. Mr. Kasson (lowa) asked leave to make a mee mo and astatement. He said that eaving out the question of coinage, the op ponents of the bill declined to vote upoa its several propositions until after inquiry had been made by & commission, and they hei submitted @ written 't upon the effect of the bill. Such @ commission would be moved tomorrow. The bill in its present shape ‘was too far-reaching. It affects the wages of labor and the payment of og A me to the amount of one thousand miilion doi- lars. Itaffects ail commerce and the sur plus products of farmers. Under these cir- cumstances, it was only fair that a commission snould report upon the subject He thereiore proj , OD behalf of the op- pee Ube bill, that the debate on the il] should continue today without a vote, and let the House determine to-morrow if it Would authorize a commission. Or he Would make another proposition, which was to let the bill go over until the next session of Congress. He askei Mr. Bland, who had ebarge of the bill, to accept one of these Proaositions. Mr. Bland raid the friends of the bill never objected to debate. Toney had offered de- bate yesterday until 4 o'clock, but objection Was Inade. He dented that the bill was so far reaching as Mr. Kasson had stated. Its main purpose was to put the silver dollar and er cofn back to their old stardard. The bill that demoneytized silver was passed egy gener and without a word Of debate. It was nol proposed to ;pass the pending bill in that way. He would con- gent to have thedebate rua ailof to-day if we bres 0 came pe tl 2 ey would allow 10US Question morrow and would not fllibaster Mr. Kasson said he was not authorized to make any such as that. Mr. Biand said it was manifest the gentie- bonest in his proposition. He man was 5 therefore demanded the previous question. Mr. Hewitt (N. Y.) moved to adjoura, an Mr. Odell (N. Y.) moved to adjoura uatil Saturday, and on each motion the yeas and were na; demanded. ‘ne vote on Mr. Ojell’s motion was—3 yeas to 190 nays. Mr. Bland said it manifest that the minority Intended to fillibuster, aud he would therefore allow the debate to ruv all day, provided the bill could retain its place in the morning to-morrow, aud he would run his chances of jecond to morrow. He also 0: to permit Mr. Kasson to offer as a substitute bis proposi- Gos Se 5 commantenion ns iss the Sisasd de- cide it. Afver some discussion the House failed to arrive @t a satisfaciory arrangement, and Mr. - (Ohio) ogjected to any arrange- meni The question then recurred upon Mr. He w- itt’s motion to adjourn, and it was rejsctea— yeas 2; nays 174. The morning bour expired during the roll call and the bill went over. —_—<e2-—____. THE Spring Valiey Water Company, which furnishes whe water supply for the city of San Francisco, is about utilizing @ gorge, through this the Calaveras creek Tous.’ In this gorge @ dam, 150 feet high, 700 Hoot long, a qusvesr ors snlletn wisttet ie 5 a i i i Z2 zs ie : i é : fought ee ee ee iS two depaties, Mr. Daclaod Oreano. The weapoos used were pistols. Pulestes Draws Oat. August 2—Mr. John Heory Po- leston, M. P.. amemder of the bankiog house of McCalloch & Co, has resigned nis inter- est tn that firm. Death of Mortimer Collins, Mr. Mortimer Cuilins, the poet and novel- ist, died on the 25tn of Jaly, His remains Were interred In Petersham churebyand yes- Cardinal Autonelit’s [lleess. BERLIN. August 2—The Gernania reports ag Cardinal Autooelli’s debility is Increas- Victory for an American Horse. Loxpon, Aug. 2—Preakuess won Brigh- ton cup by ® waik over. The Lenden Sewtug Clubs for the meat’. Lorpon, Aug. 2 --Tue Williams and Gulon line steamer Wyoming. which sailed (rom Liverpool to-day for ew York, took the London rowing © ba which are to partict- tional regatta at Palla- mittee are in session to Avenue Hotel. Tue meetin: by Hon. Zacvariah On: MecUormick, of A: Among those present N.H.; Marshall Je’ Comback, Ind; Hi Mo., Hon. A. B. Y.; Gov Noyes, Obio; Hon. P. 8. 8. Pinchbact ex Gov. E. D. Morgan, N. J., and o' The deliberations of the comm!ttee are pr vate and will be given out in the afternoon. ck sadn Notertrothy Fires and Loss of Life CHICAGO, August 2—Speciais to the Tri- dune say that A. J. Miller's store, at Blake station, near Baxter, Iil.,.was baroci this morning. Loss, $14,000; Insurance, $10,009, ay 3 =e Herman Neilson was barae’ ath. Two persons narrowly esoa; with a life. The Gre was the work ofan ar jay in the Fifth is presided over y. BosTon, August 2—Toe stable of J. P. Barnard, on Corstaut street, was partially urned this morning. Three persons perished in the flames. Loss, 000 oF 810,000" —o_—— The New York ‘Loagshoremen’s Strike. New YorK, August 2.—The "Lon; men's strike is begivving to weaken and the malcontents are slowly returning to work at the old rates of 30 cents per hour. This isdae to the threats of the stevedores, who that if the men do not retura to wor! shortly they will not discharge the new bands the: ve employed. Indeed, some of the stev: Ubreaten to reduce wages to 35 cents hour, &ad under these ciream- stances the strikers see the folly of the course they have pursued and are hastent: to rectify it. tis a Billiard Touraament ta 'Frisco. Sax FRANCiSCu, August 2—Tne 60) polats French carom game of billiards petweea Sexton and Daly, last night, was won by Sexton by 77 points, on the 3ist innings. Tue greatest runs were: Sex’ on's, 119; Daly's, 184 ES — were: Sexton, 19 11-15; Daly, St. Lovts, Mo., A’ Tue republicans Of the 10th Congressional district of this state bave renomtsatei H. M. Pollard for Con- gress. The Market. » August 2.— Virginia sixes, de- 0. Consolidated, 65; do. second 33; North Carolina sixes, old, 15. Sugar quiet and steady, 11%. BaLtTimore, August 2— steady—middling, 11 ati more active and bigher—Western red, track, 100a110; Maryland red, good to prime, 1208 125, do. amber, 1284130; do. white, 110al25. Corn—southern steady; western opened Spd lower, and closed steady; White, Sia58; do. yellow, S6act; western mixed, 553856, spot, 57 September. Oats doll and lower—southern prime, White, 36; do. mixed, 33. Rye quit _ dull and unchanged. Provisions s a . Pork, 2025. Bulk meats, shoul- ; western et, 53000. dere, 5 ¢; clear rib sides, 104, loose; §yal0y, packed. Bacon—sboulders, 9a9y: clear rib sides, 11 xall). Hams, 15ai6. Lard—refiaed, Wal2,. Butter active, strong and advanc- ing—western good to prime isa20; do. fine, 21422. Petroleum nosinsily unchanged. Coffee aap | and upchaoged. Whisky quiet, 1.13. ipts—Flour, 2,000; wheat, BLM; corn, 28,500; Oats, 2,700. Shipments— orn, 73, New YoRK, August 2.—Stocks active and irregular. Money, 2 bid. Gold, 114. Ex~ change, long, 488%; short, 4%. Govern- ments dull; littie better prices. steady. Corn New York, August 2.—Fiour Wheat dull; nominaily unchanged. uiet and * by Lorpox, — 2. 12:30 p.m.—U. 8. bonds, 10 40's, 108%. Eris _ Rockafellow im the Police Court. HiS FOURTEEN-DOLLAR JOB INVESTI- GaTED. Yesterday, after our Police Court report closed, A. D. Rockafellow was stood up to the on the oath of a German rail, = lady named Frederika crn ig go ber out of $14 by pone Cm that could procure her MR. COOK'S PICTURE OF ROCKAFELLO Ww. Mr. Cook the done with this fellow; Srue, 16 shows that 8 that bis practice is to delude feeble women 3 ge 5 z Hy il | fa Hy B i gF Me EF i E At i me